One of the biggest challenges teaching journalism right now is that the old advertising-based model for the industry just doesn't seem to cut it as everyone turns to the 'Net. This new period of uncertainty and newsroom cuts makes the 1980s era belt-tightening as everyone took their stock public pale in comparison. If our students can't get jobs when they graduate, maybe we should encourage them to go to business school and innovate a new ecnomic model so we can continue to have strong journalism for a strong democracy. Ok, off the soapbox.
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Susan M. Knight
Assistant Professor
Faculty Mentor/Curriculum Coordinator
Journalism Department
University of Arizona
520-621-3191
smknight@email.arizona.edu
